Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack 1

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is finally getting it's first map pack, but some fans are pretty displeased that Infinity Ward have decided to up the price from $10 to $15 US. A 5 dollar jump is quite large considering this isn't a whole game or even an expansion but only some added multiplayer maps. Tell me what you think of the price hike.

Steam: War and Demos and Betas Oh My!

I've been spending a lot of time lately checking out new games on Valve's Steam download service. There are pros and there are cons with Steam but that isn't what I'm going to get into today. A few games in particular seem to be in the spotlight. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 is way up on a lot of gamers' lists and I've gotta say that after spending quite a few days with the game, despite a few buggy downfalls, is a great game with tons of play time and fun to be had. The single player campaign is deep and engaging, and the multi-player is top notch fun! Call of Duty fans will find many differences between the games and I think there isn't much to compare. They are 2 completely separate games and each shine in their own ways. The vehicle and helicopter combat in BFBC2 is just fantastic. Something you have to try for yourself. Getting into the helicopter for the first time in Multi-player i found myself very unsure of how to control this monster of a copter. All of a sudden 2 other players hop in the thing and start controlling the mini guns on the sides. So the pressure is on not only my own life but the lives of two others! Oh I better not fuck this one up. I shoot the copter up into the air full speed about 50 feet then move forward another 50 when it all went for a shit. I thought I had it.... I didn't have it at all, we came hurtling towards the earth at 3 times the speed i ascended and all I could see were trees. All three of us jumped out before the chopper exploded into smithereens. Too bad i got shot in the head by a sniper soon after landing down on a rooftop deep in enemy territory. Try it out for yourselves folks!

I decided to check out the Just Cause 2 Demo just yesterday and it far exceeded my expectations. I have yet to play the original Just Cause so I wasn't sure exactly what to expect but action. The demo sets you out in a piece of the real game world, which is massive by the way, and pretty much lets you choose to do whatever you want. Lots of great carnage. Blowing up gas stations while para shooting down out of a jeep you drove off a 200 foot cliff while being chased by 20 armed militia is quite satisfying if I do say so myself... It's definitely worth a gander just to see for yourself.

I also played the Fuel demo...

The R.U.S.E. beta also has me a little lacking for words. I'm not sure if its just because I'm not a huge strategy fan but, this game just isn't really for me I guess.

I'm Back, Sort of

I will be continuing to write articles on the site and try to keep up with big PC Gaming news stories.